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The Age of Unstoppable Wildfires Has Reached Europe

Climate change means giant fires of the kind that ripped across France and Spain are becoming common, with potentially dire consequences for Europe’s economies.

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New York Times politicsworld
Trump Live Updates: Hamas Demands End to Israeli Attacks Before Any Disarmament (Gift Article)
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New York Times businesspolitics
In Trump’s Economy, Job Gains Go to Women. That’s Not an Entirely Good Thing. (Gift Article)

Despite the administration’s best attempts, the diminishing status of many American jobs is driving a spike in women’s employment.

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New York Times politics
Kennedy Center Halts Free Public Tours After Five Decades of Service (Gift Article)

The decision to suspend tours indefinitely came after a volunteer tour guide was featured in a Times article detailing President Trump’s dramatic revamp of the Kennedy Center.

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Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power (Gift Article)

In standing in the way of Todd Blanche, President Trump’s choice for attorney general, a liberated Senator John Cornyn is wielding his leverage.

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Opinion | Vivek Ramaswamy Wants to Be the Future. First He Has to Win. (Gift Article)

His brand of post-Trump fusionism faces a test in Ohio.

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Bloomberg technologybusiness
The 24-Hour Race to Salvage Situational Awareness’ AI Bets

He was hailed as the “Nostradamus” of AI — a young oracle with a bold prophecy for the future.

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Companies Rush to Close Daring Deals Under Trump (Gift Article)

Companies are seizing on what many say is perhaps the most favorable regulatory environment for businesses in years.

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‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly (Gift Article)

Scientists have found smallpox viruses in the remains of people in Chile from around 500 years ago, revealing how the virus may have evolved into a global killer.

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The Atlantic worldpolitics
A Tragedy in Iran Might Persuade Hegseth to Change Course

The Pentagon is rethinking how it wages war after the Iran school strike.

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New York Times politicsculture
What We Know About Dr. Fauci Pleading the Fifth in Senate Hearing on Covid Origins (Gift Article)

In a three-hour Senate hearing this week, Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about many of the issues raised.

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Critics Say Historic Sites Are Endangered by Trump-Aligned Panel’s Plan (Gift Article)

Proponents say the changes to the federal preservation rules are necessary, but critics argue they are alarming and would help expedite the president’s redesign of Washington.

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New York Times business
Trump’s Announcement of Gaza Deal Raises Many Unanswered Questions (Gift Article)

Neither Hamas nor the Israeli government has issued an official statement acknowledging the deal, raising concerns about their eagerness to implement its clauses.

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New York Times technology
Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations (Gift Article)

The disclosure followed OpenAI’s report last week that its own artificial intelligence had hacked into the network of an online library.

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Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)

A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

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The Atlantic politicsworld
The Coming Food-Stamp Crisis

A looming deadline may force some states to end SNAP next year.

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New York Times politics
Opinion | The Immigration Crackdown and the Plight of the Caregivers (Gift Article)

Readers describe a crisis for caregivers and families. Also: Canceling grants based on politics; no politics in uniform; rediscovering resilience.

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New York Times business
It’s ‘People, People, People’ as Lines Stretch Across America (Gift Article)

Lines for groceries, food aid and unemployment assistance stretch for blocks as the coronavirus crisis forces Americans into quarantine queues.

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Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes Exits Race for Wisconsin Governor (Gift Article)

With a democratic socialist, Francesca Hong, leading in polls, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said he was ending his campaign in the closely divided state.

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Dulles Airport’s Reviled ‘People Movers’ May Be Lurching Into the Sunset (Gift Article)

A $22.5 billion redesign plan eliminates the “mobile lounges,” which were conceived as a way of making air travel more efficient. Many passengers found the opposite to be true.

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Military Testosterone Policy Raises Questions About Its Links to Aggression (Gift Article)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s call for a “High-T military” raises questions about testosterone’s effect on aggression in some men.

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The Atlantic politicsworldtechnology
Zelensky Asked Trump for a Favor From Elon Musk

Ukraine wants to start using Musk’s Starlink to target ballistic-missile launchers inside Russia.

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The Times (UK) businesspolitics
Why I’m backing this plan that could save the arts (and not cost us a penny)

Taking its lead from Peter Pan, an audacious proposal to extend the copyrights of composers and writers could generate millions to support UK culture

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Bloomberg technologyworld
Anthropic’s AI Models Hacked Three Organizations During Tests

Anthropic PBC announced that its artificial intelligence models had breached three different organizations during cybersecurity tests that went awry, a little more than a week after its chief rival, O...

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New York Times sports
What the Timberwolves’ new local media rights deal with DAZN means for fans (Gift Article)

After the collapse of FanDuel Sports Network, the Timberwolves have a new local broadcast home. Here's what it means for fans.

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The Atlantic culture
Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter the Mar-a-Lago in Heaven

Tour the mansion in the sky to which Sean Hannity has consigned Lindsey Graham’s soul.

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Bloomberg legalpolitics
Trump Puts Immunity From Probes Over His Fight for Blanche

President Donald Trump’s desire to avoid the kinds of criminal prosecutions he faced the last time he left office has become the biggest impediment to getting his own attorney general pick confirmed b...

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Execution Nation (Gift Article)

The United States is an outlier in the West. We look at why the country clings to the death penalty.

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Earth’s Warming Primed France and Spain to Burn, Scientists Find (Gift Article)

The likelihood of hot, dry weather that helps wildfires spread has increased sharply in Europe in recent decades, according to a new report.

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Tap Dancing With Trump: Lindsey Graham’s Quest for Relevance (Gift Article)

The senator went from Donald J. Trump’s public enemy to his impassioned defender. Now he’s a golfing regular at Mar-a-Lago, advising the former president on his future. What is behind one of the unlik...

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Trump Says He May Drop Blanche’s Attorney General Nomination, for Now (Gift Article)

President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.

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Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans (Gift Article)

Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.

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Bloomberg politics
Blanche’s Slush Fund By Any Other Name Is Still Corrupt

A sleight of hand occurred at the Department of Justice as drama was unfolding in the Senate over Todd Blanche’s confirmation for attorney general.

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New York Times culture
U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems (Gift Article)

Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.

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The Atlantic health
The Real Antidepressant Crisis

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Americans overuse SSRIs. In fact, too many people who need depression treatment aren’t getting any.

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New York Times sports
Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears receivers showing what they can do early in camp (Gift Article)

Caleb Williams' touchdown to Kalif Raymond was the highlight, but we saw plenty of positive moments between Williams and his wideouts.

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Defector culture
Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town | Defector

Take capelin, a small silvery fish in the smelt family. Now add salt. Then throw those two ingredients in 110 vats, each of them about 10 feet tall, and let them sit in a defunct factory for over two decades. The resulting stench might haunt an entire community, as it has the people of St.…

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New York Times politics
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference (Gift Article)

Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”

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NRC cultureworldhealth
Ondanks protest toch ‘een waardige’ deportatieherdenking in Rotterdam, met even wat verwarring

Holocaustherdenking: Een tiental demonstranten verstoorden een herdenking in Rotterdam waar ook de Israëlische ambassadeur bij aanwezig was. Burgemeester Schouten riep Rotterdammers op naast hun eigen...

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New York Times business
Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Include Diamonds, Oil and Gas, Copper and Other Items (Gift Article)

A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why.

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New York Times healthscience
What Doctors Want You to Know About Cervical Cancer Screening (Gift Article)

The guidelines have changed recently as new testing options have become available. Getting screened doesn’t have to be painful or confusing.

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New York Times sports
USMNT’s Gio Reyna in talks over move to Strasbourg from Borussia Monchengladbach (Gift Article)

The 23-year-old has been with Gladbach for just one season, making 19 Bundesliga appearances.

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New York Times culture
After Claiming ‘Bias’ at Smithsonian, Trump Officials Stage Patriotic Exhibition (Gift Article)

Trump officials have promised to “make visual arts great,” with a museum exhibition that includes artwork by several people with personal connections to the planners.

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Wall Street Journal (Japan) politicscultureworld
米、留学生卒業後の就労に「手数料10万ドル」検討

トランプ米政権は、米国の大学を卒業した留学生に対して米国内での就労を認める制度に関し、10万ドルの手数料を課すことを検討している。

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The Atlantic cultureopinion
The Beauty of Doing Nothing Together

There’s something reassuring about being with people when nobody is trying especially hard.

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New York Times sports
Astros’ J.P. France was about to quit baseball. Then his girlfriend called (Gift Article)

“I had my bag out and I was packing up,” France said. “It was just not good."

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Colin Gray, Father of Teenage Shooter in Georgia, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison (Gift Article)

Prosecutors argued that Colin Gray bore responsibility for the 2024 shooting because he had given his son a gun and failed to act as the teen’s mental health deteriorated.

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Bloomberg business
Microsoft Eyes History With $490 Billion Pop in Market Value

Microsoft Corp. is on track to record the largest one-day increase in market value for any stock in history.

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New York Times politicslegal
Why Blanche Can’t Win Republican Approval for Attorney General — Yet (Gift Article)

The decision by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits has become the central issue in his confirmation process.

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European nations agree to boycott World Cups over FIFA’s private investment plans (Gift Article)

On Tuesday, FIFA confirmed its plans to sell a significant minority stake in a new entity that it is setting up to run its main events.

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